A professional skier and the CEO of a brewery might seem like an unlikely pair to co-author a plea to our elected representatives. But skiing and brewing each rely on healthy snowfall, thriving natural ecosystems, and abundant clean water – whether it’s the snowpack Connor needs to explore the backcountry or the snowmelt New Belgium […]
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Craft beer is at a “precipice.” Colorado can relate after Boulder Beer closure and New Belgium sale.
BRECKENRIDGE — A beer festival, by its nature, is festive. And the 20th edition of the Big Beers festival that attracted many of the nation’s best brewers to Breckenridge was no exception. This year, however, the mood seemed less merry. In between sips of barrel-aged stouts, blended sours and boozy barleywines, the conversation at the […]
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Best Colorado beer: A look at the favorite beers and breweries in 2019 and ones to watch in the next year
The 2019 year in beer is one to remember in Colorado. The entire landscape shifted with the sale of the state’s largest brewery, New Belgium, to a Japanese beverage company. It came as another veteran, Avery Brewing, sold all but 10% of the company to a Spanish beer maker and the state’s first microbrewery, Boulder […]
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New Belgium Brewing workers approve of sale to Kirin subsidiary, ending employee ownership
Employees approved the sale of one of the largest U.S. craft breweries to a subsidiary of Japanese beverage company Kirin in a vote that ended Tuesday, clearing the way for the sale to close by the end of the year. New Belgium Brewing Co. declined to release the number of employees who voted in favor […]
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Colorado’s newest billion-dollar B Corp is part of a movement to make a social impact — and profits
Fast-growing Guild Education figured out how to help more than 400,000 service workers take college classes — and get their employers to pay for them. It’s no wonder that investors have been drawn to the profitable-ish business model and a nearly unlimited number of potential users. Last week, investors led by General Catalyst managing director […]
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The new breweries at DIA combine to make the most unlikely beer crawl in Colorado
The most unusual brewery crawl in Colorado is about 2-miles long with more than a dozen escalators and one sobering security check. It also is timed, at least if you want to make your flight. The venue is Denver International Airport, where four local breweries launched outposts in the past eight months and combine to […]
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To appeal to calorie-counting drinkers, Colorado’s craft brewers are taking new approaches
The beer list above the bar at the Thirsty Monk in Denver is a roster of classic Belgian styles: farmhouse, wit and tripel. One doesn’t fit: Monk Lite, a “low-calorie ale.” It’s not an actual style, but the labeling reflects one of the defining trends in the beer market today. More drinkers — particularly younger […]
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What is a Brut IPA? An unlikely mashup of two different beer styles
The newest craft beer trend traces its origins to a discovery more than 50 years ago that led to the creation of Miller Lite and the modern techniques behind a Hazy IPA. The Brut IPA is light in body and appearance, easy to drink with a dry and effervescent mouthfeel like a domestic light beer. […]
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The end of 3.2 beer in Colorado: What to know about the law taking effect Jan. 1, 2019
Starting Jan. 1, you can buy full-strength beer at grocery and convenience stores in Colorado for the first time. The change is part of an overhaul approved by state lawmakers in 2016 to update the state’s alcohol laws from the Prohibition-era standards. “I jokingly say this, but it’s last call for 3.2 beer,” said Kris […]